Real estate economics and finance

How cities evolve

Why does economic activity concentrate in specific locations? How do real estate developers react to the strong demand for space at these focal points? What are the implications for the surrounding urban areas? Should the government provide guidance through land use policy? These questions illustrate a number of important topics that will be dealt with in the Minor Real Estate Economics and Finance. You will learn what economic analysis contributes to our understanding of how cities evolve and about the role policy can play. You gain insight into the functioning of real estate markets, including their volatility and apparent lack of efficiency.

Admission
Economics, Business Economics and (International) Business Administration students with an interest in spatial and financial aspects of the economy, real estate, behavioral or urban economics. Earth and Economics students. Human Geography, Planning, and Real Estate students with an interest in the fiancial and economic aspects of real estate.

Registration

VU student: you can register for the courses of the minor via VUnet from 15 July.
Other students: you can register as a secondary course student (bijvak) via register.vu.nl. More information about this procedure can be found on this website in Dutch or in English.